| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at Ball State (5-7, 4-4) * | W 34-24 | 6.41 | 4.91 | +1.49 | 83.50%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Eastern Illinois (1-11, 1-7) | W 52-0 | 7.40 | 2.07 | +5.33 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs #6 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 10-51 | 3.84 | 7.32 | -3.49 | 2.70%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Connecticut (2-10, 0-8) | W 38-3 | 6.32 | 2.79 | +3.54 | 97.33%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at #25 Michigan State (7-6, 4-5) | L 31-40 | 5.09 | 6.31 | -1.23 | 21.26%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 35-0 | 7.63 | 1.63 | +6.00 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Maryland (3-9, 1-8) | W 34-28 | 7.12 | 5.98 | +1.14 | 76.93%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 38-31 | 6.41 | 7.04 | -0.63 | 34.25%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 34-3 | 5.45 | 3.37 | +2.07 | 91.54%
| +3 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at #9 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 27-34 | 6.42 | 5.47 | +0.95 | 72.87%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #13 Michigan (9-4, 6-3) | L 14-39 | 4.79 | 7.43 | -2.64 | 4.24%
| -1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 44-41 | 5.87 | 7.10 | -1.23 | 21.21%
| +2 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Thu) | at Tennessee (8-5, 5-3) * | L 22-23 | 4.66 | 5.42 | -0.76 | 31.30%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-4 | 5.99 | 5.37 | +0.616 | 7.37-5.63 (+0.63) | +2 |